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Mercy Williams was caught in a hail of gunfire, an innocent victim of bullets meant for someone else, a prosecutor said Wednesday, almost 12 years after Williams died. Jemar Matthews, who spent nearly a dozen years of a life sentence behind bars after being convicted in the killing, also had no connection to the shooting, his defense attorneys argued at his new trial. Matthews was arrested in connection with the killing after he ran from authorities in the same neighborhood northwest of … [Read more...]

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Melody Carter, who worked as a special needs teacher for Harmon Elementary, was facing a felony charge for child abuse. On Monday the judge closed the case after Carter completed an anger management course. Carter has worked with the Clark County School District since 1996. She was present in court Monday morning with her attorney. According to court documents, the 58-year-old turned herself in last month after a substitute teacher, filling in for one of Carter's … [Read more...]

For Immediate Release Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2017 - The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Nevada’s Criminal Law Attorney Richard E. Tanasi, Esq. as 2017 10 Best Criminal Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Criminal Law attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the "10 … [Read more...]

A federal jury in Las Vegas declined to convict four men of any crimes for their participation in the 2014 armed standoff near the Bundy ranch in Bunkerville, Nev.
During that conflict, ranchers and militia members blocked federal officers from confiscating livestock owned by the Nevada cattleman Cliven Bundy.
On Tuesday, jurors acquitted the defendants Richard R. Lovelien and Steven A. Stewart of all charges and O. Scott Drexler and Eric J. Parker on most counts against them.
Jurors could … [Read more...]

Here are your Wednesday morning headlines: 1. Two men were acquitted of all charges in the Bunkerville standoff caseyesterday, avoiding decades in federal prison. Ricky Lovelien and Steven Stewart were acquitted of all 10 counts they faced, while jurors reached a split decision for 2 others. Jurors deliberated for a little more than three days before reaching the decision. 2. Ever wondered why you can’t play the Powerball in Nevada? The answer is simple: the gaming industry in Nevada … [Read more...]

Updated August 15, 2017 - 8:48 pm
Defense attorneys sat silently Tuesday, rather than give closing arguments for the four men facing a retrial in the Bundy Ranch standoff. Hamstrung throughout the trial by a judge’s decision to limit the witnesses they could call, the questions they could ask and the testimony their clients could give, the lawyers made the final decision, a statement of sorts, after discussing the option with the defendants — Eric Parker, Scott Drexler, Steven … [Read more...]

Prosecutors and defense attorneys gave opening statements Monday in the retrial against four Bunkerville standoff defendants, and presented a new batch of jurors with a question that has hung over the federal courthouse all year. Was the 2014 armed standoff in Bunkerville the result of a coordinated assault or a mass protest? The jury heard arguments to support both scenarios when lawyers spoke Monday in front of a packed federal courtroom in which Eric Parker, Steven Stewart, Scott … [Read more...]

Lawyers for former topless cabaret mogul Rick Rizzolo, who has continued to live a life of luxury despite legal troubles and millions owed in restitution, have negotiated a plea agreement with federal prosecutors to settle the Las Vegas businessman’s latest tax evasion charges. Rizzolo faces two counts of tax evasion, accused of concealing $1.7 million and $861,075 in assets from the Internal Revenue Service. He strolled into federal court Friday, dressed in a suit and tie with his white hair … [Read more...]

A federal judge declared a mistrial Monday in the first Bunkerville standoff case, which targeted six men accused of conspiring with rancher Cliven Bundy to derail a court-ordered cattle seizure in 2014. The mistrial — an anticlimactic end to a highly anticipated trial — was declared hours after the jury convicted two men of some of the 10 counts in the indictment. In returning the guilty verdicts, which still stand, jurors informed the court they were “hopelessly deadlocked” on the … [Read more...]